Mayors for a Guaranteed Income
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A network of mayors, county officials and state legislators advocating for direct cash policies that create economic stability for all Americans. Founded by Michael Tubbs.
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upEND Movement
@upendmovement.org
· Sep 8
A guaranteed income program has been life-changing for Philly moms. If expanded, it could change lives in Germantown. - Resolve Philly
The Philly Joy Bank gives pregnant moms $1,000 a month to ease financial strain and improve birth outcomes. Should Germantown be next?
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![Work, Childcare, and Family Life
The price tag of care, or the material and time costs involved in care work, involves trade-offs around
paid and unpaid work (Castro et al., 2023). However, quantitative findings revealed that the GI brought
about a consistent increase in full-time employment within the treatment group compared to the
control group throughout the pilot’s duration. Qualitative data suggested that for some recipients,
the GI supported them in taking risks, forging new careers, or pursuing previously inaccessible
employment pathways.
On the other hand, however, almost a fifth of treatment participants remained stay-at-home
caregivers. On the one, this suggests that with the GI, caregivers were able to value their time
outside of the demands of the labor market. This was reflected in increased agency over parenting
decisions, increased quality time spent with family, and sometimes, the ability to carve out time for
self. Quantitative data found that the GI attenuated parental stress levels for treatment participants
even after the pilot had ended.
However, other participants were forced to make difficult choices around paid employment. Some
were able to use the GI to pay for childcare. However, for others, the prohibitive cost of childcare in
relation to wages (an average 16.7% of median family income in Tompkins County [Women’s Bureau,
n.d.]) posed an obstacle to pursuing employment opportunities or entering the labor market at all.
Participant narratives reflect a wider, often gendered issue of one caregiver scaling back or giving up
their career after having a child due to childcare costs. They also reflect the lack of supportive policies
like affordable daycare and paid family leave in the US.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:weypikbrwodr2fsanloqjx6s/bafkreia2fzuroohqdrenvtnbo7smib2fimvqthjnwmeiek57mclxk6xfmi@jpeg)
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